at the age of 105.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iRNQ1CvcWUENRuha0Og3FYzYTYEg?docId=9b54524a5b284b9eb14a82aaf2dc3bfd

On a lighter note and one which I feel didn't get the attention it deserves, Jim Thome is the latest member of the 600 club, the 7th man to do so in the history of organized baseball.
http://www.twincities.com/twins/ci_18687799?source=rss

Minnesota Twins' Jim Thome watches his 600th career home run in the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers Monday, Aug. 15, 2011, in Detroit. The home run was a three-run shot. (Associated Press: Duane Burleson)